Director of Development

TriCity Family Services; Geneva (IL); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

TriCity Family Services is seeking a Director of Development to lead private sector fundraising, ensuring revenue to sustain programs and services. You will guide public relations, marketing, donor engagement, and campaign efforts while collaborating with clinical teams on program marketing strategies.

You will supervise fundraising staff, develop annual plans and budgets, and maintain ethical donor practices, donor records, and timely annual reporting as part of the agency's Management Team.

Qualifications

• Lead the development and execution of the agency's annual Resource Development Plan.
• Oversee the development of the annual Resource Development budget.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit and grow individual donor support and organize the Partnership of Caring campaign.
• Identify, cultivate and solicit support from corporations, churches and community organizations, including United Ways and Community Chests.
• Research, prepare, submit and steward grant proposals to various entities.
• Represent the agency at presentations to businesses and community groups.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Board of Directors Resource Development Committee and produce progress reports.
• Support the agency’s volunteer events and ensure coordinated marketing across programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the agency's annual Resource Development Plan.
• Manage the Resource Development budget and donor cultivation efforts.
• Lead identification, cultivation, solicitation and growth of donor support and campaigns.
• Oversee grant research, preparation, submission, and stewardship activities.
• Represent the agency to businesses, churches and community organizations.
• Coordinate with the Management Team on fundraising progress and reporting.
• Supervise fundraising staff, including hiring, training and performance reviews.
• Ensure ethical fundraising practices and timely donor acknowledgments and annual reporting.

Job description

Description

Working in collaboration with the Board of Directors Resource Development Committee, the Director of Development assumes a leadership role in the agency's private sector fund raising efforts, helping to generate the revenues necessary to sustain and develop agency programs and services. Furthermore, this management level staff person ensures that the agency's public relations and marketing efforts promote the understanding, use, and support of the agency by its constituents.

Requirements

• Assumes a lead role in the development and implementation of the agency's annual Resource Development Plan
• Responsible for the development of the agency's annual Resource Development budget
• Responsible for the identification, cultivation, and solicitation and growth of individual donor support and organizes the agency's Partnership of Caring annual campaign
• Responsible for the identification, cultivation and solicitation of support from corporations, churches and community organizations, including local United Ways and Community Chests
• Responsible for the research, preparation, submission and stewardship of grant proposals to corporate, foundations, churches, community organizations, United Ways/Community Chests, and government entities
• Represents the agency at presentations to businesses, community organizations, churches and other entities in the community
• Serves as staff liaison to the Board of Directors Resource Development Committee and creates reports for the Resource
• Development Committee to illustrate progress made towards fundraising and cultivation goals
• Supports the agency’s volunteer organization in the implementation of special event fund raising activities
• Ensures coordinated and brand-consistent marketing efforts across all programs and departments
• Works in close collaboration with clinical team to create all new marketing collateral materials, update existing materials and develop program marketing strategies
• Researches and evaluates advertising opportunities for agency services
• Supervises, recruits, hires, trains, and provides for the performance evaluations of the agency’s fundraising staff
• Ensures transparency and ethical practice in accordance with agency fundraising policies and procedures, including the proper and timely acknowledgement of agency donors, maintenance of donor records and timely publication of the agency’s annual report
• Serves as a member of the agency’s Management Team

Salary Description

85,000